Dietary compositions and their seasonal shifts in Japanese resident birds, estimated from the analysis of volunteer monitoring data. by Tetsuro Yoshikawa, Yutaka Osada

“…Determining the composition of a bird's diet and its seasonal shifts are fundamental for understanding the ecology and ecological functions of a species. Various methods have been used to estimate the dietary compositions of birds, which have their own advantages and disadvantages. …”
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Molecular Insights into Rice Immunity: Unveiling Mechanisms and Innovative Approaches to Combat Major Pathogens by Muhammad Usama Younas, Bisma Rao, Muhammad Qasim, Irshad Ahmad, Guangda Wang, Quanyi Sun, Xiongyi Xuan, Rashid Iqbal, Zhiming Feng, Shimin Zuo, Maximilian Lackner

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Potentials of Natural Preservatives to Enhance Food Safety and Shelf Life: A Review by Ejigayehu Teshome, Sirawdink Fikreyesus Forsido, H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe, Ebisa Olika Keyata

“…The extraction condition and purification of natural preservatives may change their structure and affect their functionality. Selecting the best extraction method coupled with minimal processing such as direct mechanical extraction seems to preserve active ingredients. …”
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Recent advances in metal-organic frameworks for electrochemical sensing applications by Magesh Kumar Muthukumaran, Muthukumar Govindaraj, Sakthivel Kogularasu, Balasubramanian Sriram, Bharathi Kannan Raja, Sea-Fue Wang, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Arockia Selvi J

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MergeBot: A platform of semi-structured merge conflict resolution for C/C++ code by Hua He, Xiaofan Liu, Lei Xu, Guanghui Mei, Jifeng Xuan

“…In software version control systems, like Git, merge conflicts typically arise when multiple developers edit the same segment of a source file from different branches. Detecting merge conflicts can be automated; however, resolving merge conflicts is tedious and demanding. …”
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Intratumoural aldosterone and CYP11B2 expression levels among different genotypes of aldosterone producing tumours by Tobias Åkerström, Branislav Klimàcek, Matilda Annebäck, Olov Norlén, Peter Stålberg

“…Primary aldosteronism is the most common endocrine cause of hypertension, affecting 5–10% of hypertensive patients. Determining the source of aldosteronism is necessary for correct diagnosis and further molecular analysis. …”
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Spatial database applications for network analysis: Case study of bicycle accessibility of forested areas in the Poznań Metropolitan Area, Poland by Kostecki Robert

“…The solution includes a complete description of how to perform network analysis using a spatial database with SQL and pgRouting. The implemented functionalities consist of solutions for finding the equidistance or isochrone area for any selected point location. …”
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Building a Collaborative Editorial Workbench for Legal Texts with Complex Structures by Nils Geißler, Daniela Schulz

“…It introduces the reasons for selecting WordPress as the project’s CMS, the workflows established (including a sophisticated XSL-scripting pipeline), as well as three plug-ins created to integrate certain functionalities. …”
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Aeronautical Mutagenesis and Whole-genome Resequencing Reveal the Genetic Basis of Color Change in Naematelia aurantialba by Yukang Zeng, Zhenhui Shen, Yao Cao, Xiangying Luo, Linlei Yang, Rongping Li, Qingqing Lu, Rongchun Li

“…This study was designed to develop novel color-changing germplasm resources and to explore associated functional genes. …”
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Spectral Properties of Suprathermal Protons Associated with Interplanetary Shocks from WIND/STICS Data by Johann Rubens Mejia-Ott, Brent M. Randol

“…Here are analyzed 3D velocity distribution functions (VDFs) of protons in the suprathermal energy-per-charge ( E / Q ) domain of 6.2 to 223.1 keV/e, as observed by the WIND Suprathermal Ion Composition Spectrometer (WIND/STICS) between 1995 and 2019, upon passage of interplanetary (IP) shocks. …”
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Exploring the Possibility of Medical Device Surveillance in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis Using a Common Data Model by Seon Min Kim, Sooin Choi, You Kyoung Lee, Cheol Wan Lim, Byung Chul Yu, Moo Yong Park, Jin Kuk Kim, Seng Chan You, Seo Jeong Shin, Soo Jeong Choi

“…After implementing amended matching, these data were detected. <i>Conclusions</i>: While some PD-related medical data recorded in EHRs were misrepresented or omitted during the CDM database extraction, transformation, and loading process, the CDM shows potential to serve as a source of real-world data for active surveillance.…”
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Evaluation Granola Bars Quality Fortified with Sweet Sorghum Jaggery by Heba, A. Barakat, Dina, M. Sabri, Soha, R.A. Khalil

“…Such results indicated the sweet sorghum jaggery can be used as an economic sweetener and functional ingredient in preparing functional food. …”
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LOTUS Software to Process Wearable EmbracePlus Data by Jack S. Fogarty

“…To address that, we introduce the LOTUS toolkit, an open-source graphical user interface that allows users to reconstitute and process EmbracePlus datasets over select time intervals. …”
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Raman Spectroscopy Principles for in vivo Diagnostic by Ellipsoidal Reflectors by Bezuglyi Mikhail, Bezuglaya Natalia

“…The testing was performed for different sugar concentrations with the laser radiation wavelength 980 nm. In addition, the selecting principles of laser radiation source parameters (including beam diameter and power) were investigated. …”
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The effect of automated accounting systems (AAS) on audit independence: Empirical Evidence from South West, Nigeria. by Amos Olusola AKINOLA, Adekunle Olusola OLADEJO, Ebenezer Foluso OLUWAKAYODE, Abud-Azeez Adetunji ADEREMI

“…A cross-sectional survey design with primary data sourced through a structured questionnaire drawn on four Likert scales and a total of 514 copies of the questionnaire physically/virtually administered to auditors (randomly selected) in private engagement in six states of South West, Nigeria.  362 valid questionnaires were descriptively analysed using percentages and mean. …”
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Analysis of Human Gut Microbiota Enzymes for Biotechnological and Food Industrial Applications by Alfonso Torres-Sánchez, Gracia Luque, Pilar Ortiz, Alicia Ruiz-Rodríguez, Ana López-Moreno, Margarita Aguilera

“…The human gut microbiota is a complex and dynamic ecosystem, recognized for its valuable and wide array of physiological functions. This study investigated the human gut microbiota as a source of enzymes for innovative applications in the biomedicine, bioremediation, and food and feed biotechnological industries by integrating data from combined in silico and in vitro approaches. …”
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The biocontrol effects and mechanisms of mycoparasitic Alternaria alternata against Chinese rose powdery mildew by Yanping Tang, Yanping Tang, Ruotian Gao, Ruotian Gao, Changle Ma, Jin Wang, Jing Li, Jing Li

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Kajian Farmakoinformatika Senyawa Alkaloid Anggur Laut (Caulerpa racemose) Sebagai Inhibitor Collagenase Dalam Mekanisme Antiaging by Dewi Ratih Tirto Sari, M.Eko Pranoto, Siti Zamilatul Azkiyah

“…Sea grapes also well known as functional food source from marine, contains high protein, fibers and secondari metabolites. …”
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Data-Governance Approach Implemented in the Activities of State Supervisory Authorities of the Russian Federation by Ekaterina Sviridova

“…The Russian market for IT solutions in the field of data and metadata management is analyzed, and their functionality is described. Open source solutions that can also be used for data management are also considered. …”
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Investigation of the Composite Motor Load in the Presence of Higher Harmonics in the Electrical Network by Ya. E. Shklyarskiy, K. K. Lobko, Yu. N. Kuznetsova, M. S. Vorobyov

“…The simulation was carried out in the MATLAB Simulink environment, with the use of the Specialized Power Systems library, in which a simulation model with motors and a source of harmonic distortion was developed. Five asynchronous motors with a squirrel-cage rotor of the AIR brand with powers varying from 0.75 to 5.50 kW were selected for the study. …”
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